No question,the seymour duncans,the emgs thats in the guitar they sound thin vs active emgs

Bro what a KILLER Riff man! you are fricking awesome! In my opinion the EMG's sound brighter just a little bit than the Seymour Duncan, I prefer Saymour Duncan just because of the ¨Darker Sound¨ but EMG seems really fun to play. Awesome Showdown Cage! 👺🤘🏼

@cageparkinsguitar

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! I really can’t shake a stick at either pickup set. I like that the EMGs seemed to have slightly less output especially on the neck pup.

Very little difference. I feel like the EMGs were a bit thinner. I'd go with the Duncans. They have a natural, slight wah.

@cageparkinsguitar

6 ай бұрын

I agree, I did like that the EMG was slightly less output but not a big enough difference to make or break the guitar

EMG were cleaner and more articulate in the lead portion. Why would he install an EMG passive pick-ups. The EMG actives with 9 volt battery like the 81 and 85 have a 15 watt pre amp in them and are way more dynamic and have way more gain to them... That's what Zakk Wylde uses and I have them set up in my Gibson Les Paul studio and they are amazing!!!

@cageparkinsguitar

6 ай бұрын

The owner of this guitar really digs this pickups tone and response. To me it was a very different playing experience than the active EMG offerings.

@kiillabytez

6 ай бұрын

You do realize that gear developers gift their toys to big name artists so people will buy them just because that artist uses them? It's a brilliant marketing gimmic that so many unsuspecting consumers fall for every day. It's not just musical gear industry neither. It is also apparent in the fitness, audio software, and just about any other industry that panders to artists and their fans. Trust me, the average listener could care less what pickups you have and only care if it sounds good or not.

@cageparkinsguitar

6 ай бұрын

@@kiillabytezWho cares if companies use artists to market? The pickups have a direct effect on the playing experience of the guitar for the player. Pickups make a huge difference in where the guitar sits in a mix, they are the first component to interact with the strings and create the initial EQ. So even if grandma can’t hear the difference the dude/ chick playing the guitar will hear and feel it